Book Award

The WCLA actively participates in the Wellesley College Book Award program, honoring promising students in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

The Book Awardprogram recognizes students--many of whom may not have otherwise known about Wellesley--for their academic leadership and personal contributions to their schools and communities.

The Book: A Wellesley College edition ofThe Norton Book of Women’s Lives, a collection of twentieth century literature of women's lives, including autobiographies, journals, memoirs. A celebration of life itself. Sponsor names appear on the book plate, and sponsors have the opportunity to write a note to the awardee.

We would like to give a warm thanks to those alumnae who sponsored Book Awards in 2018:

Nicole Baril '90

Jean Billyou '88

Eleni Blumenfeld-James '00

Zehra Fazal '05

Nikki Finke '75

Brigitte Frankel '86

Elizabeth Friedman '81

Brigid Kelly '93

Chris Miller ‘66

Noelle Miller ‘69

Liliana Monge ‘99

Jacqueline Olivier '82

Nicola O’Shea Kerner ‘87

Joi Rideout '82

Sarah Stevenson '98

Deborah Voosen ‘66

To donate, click here for a $30 Book Award to honor a promising student in the Los Angeles/ Orange County area.

The Club is always interested in growing its program. If you know of a Los Angeles or Orange County-area high school that would benefit from participating, please send us a note at WCLosAngeles@alum.wellesley.edu

In 2018, the WCLA honored seven (7) high school juniors (see below). Between 2015 and 2018, the WCLA honored high school students with a Book Award at the following schools: